Chung's fight summaries reminded me of a project I'd started several months ago, a list of all of Guts' kills: who/what they were, and when they took place. I'd given up on this a while back due to the sheer boredom this project summons up. It's a pretty painstaking process.

This list includes all on-screen kills that Guts was responsible for. That means, if his sword was swinging THROUGH someone, it counts. If, in the next panel, there are a display of bodies, each one with blood, or an identifiable injury, and Guts was directly responsible for their deaths, counts.

I thought about this one for a while and... I dunno if I can count that. The guy on top looks pretty heavy, but technically Guts didn't even touch the little guy. It's in the "MAYBE" zone for now. I'm really going back and forth ... I need another opinion.

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kills 3 on pg 55

Another great example of me asking myself: "how the hell did I miss that?" Geez, thanks again.

This is a great project. I say after it's finished, you make all kinds of crazy lists like alleged kills, such as the 77 other Tudor mercs Guts was supposed to have killed in the 100 man fight.

Also, shouldn't we be taking bets on this? I'd call about 400 right based on the numbers thus far (my gut instinct, har har, says 500 though), except I think Guts will start to slow down in later volumes (not in a war, less human killing, more big fish and Apostle hunting), unless you're counting all of Roshinu's horde. The numbers could skyrocket! He basically committed genocide. The burning barn alone should be a blast to count, and I just reviewed some pages of Guts swinging into a giant swarm of them covering the DS with bug squishy on a few occasions. Good luck, BTW. =)

Well his sword didn't slice THROUGH them technically, but he did kill them. So according to your rule, they should be included, if one can count them at all.And shouldn't the sceletons count as well? (The ones Guts "killed" after cleaving Colette)

And shouldn't the sceletons count as well? (The ones Guts "killed" after cleaving Colette)

You can't kill what's already dead. Guts just destroys the bodies that the ghosts possess. Then again... ghosts are dispersed from human bodies too. Hmmm... I'll think on it. It's starting to get complicated.

Anyway, I figured out a good reasoning: Artificial life doesn't count. If Skeletons/Snowmen led lives past dawn, I might reconsider. But since they'd die anyway at sun-up, and will just continue to reinhabit other skeletons/snow until then, I can't count them.

THIS JUST IN: EVERYTHING GUTS KILLS "ON-SCREEN" COUNTS. That includes Ghosts, Possessions (skeleton, snowmen, etc.), Apostles, Incubi, Ogre etc. It's the only way this list will be complete. Miura included other species and types of life, I should respect both his and Guts time in this whole series. Time to recount!

PS: I'm going to rebuild the list with PHP. This effectively will include all kills, or show only humans etc. so all the different rules can apply, depending on how you want to count them.

That includes Ghosts, Possessions (skeleton, snowmen, etc.), Apostles, Succubi, Ogre etc. It's the only way this list will be complete. Miura included other species and types of life, I should respect both his and Guts time in this whole series. Time to recount!

This is the best...idea...ever. But man is it going to take a while if you're now including everything Guts has destroyed "on-screen." Should make for a fun read.

It's really not that difficult to count, it's entering the data in an efficient and time-manageable way that time-consuming. I have to learn PHP for this thing, for chrissake! I actually have vol 1-10 categorized with #/name/vol/ep/type of being in an Excel File now.

Also why were the assassins that were holding Foss's daughter captive counted (since we don't actually see Guts kill them, they just appear dead in the next frame)

Well, we've always counted those. "If, in the next panel, there are a display of bodies, each one with blood, or an identifyable injury, count." Anyway, the rules have changed a bit to be more flexible. Now, anything Guts was responsible for killing goes in. Here's an updated list, using Excel now:

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Well, we've always counted those. "If, in the next panel, there are a display of bodies, each one with blood, or an identifyable injury, count." Anyway, the rules have changed a bit to be more flexible. Now, anything Guts was responsible for killing goes in.